Desney Tan

Press archive

[Pr.56] This cutting-edge cloud-computing service is helping researchers track COVID’s spread
ZDNet, 10 Feb 2021 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.55] IPO filing: Microsoft invested $45M in Adaptive Biotechnologies as part of universal blood test deal
GeekWire, 30 May 2019 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.54] How Microsoft and Adaptive Biotech became ‘a single team’ to build groundbreaking AI diagnostic
GeekWire, 9 October 2018 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.53] An Exclusive Ideagen Live ‘Inside the Boardroom’ Presentation with Desney Tan
Huffington Post, 6 December 2016 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.52] Sonar Lets You Control Your Smartphone Without Even Touching It
Fast Company, 23 March 2016 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.51] The Next at Microsoft Podcast Ep. 5 – The World of Wearables
Microsoft Podcast, 30 June 2015 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.50] Investing in Dreams: Northwest Programs Educate New Angels
Xconomy, 14 April 2014 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.49] As Google Shoots for the Moon, Microsoft Praises the Virtues of Open Research
TechCrunch, 19 Jan 2014 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.48] Beyond the smartwatch: how invisible machines will shape Microsoft’s future
The Verge, 24 April 2013 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.47] Local Scientists Develop Contact Lenses to Help Diabetics
International Examiner, 15 February 2012 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.46] Information-Rich Eyeballs? Talking to Microsoft’s Desney Tan about the Functional Contact Lens
AsweetLife, 12 January 2012 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.45] Contact Lens Monitors Blood Sugar
Discovery News, 7 January 2012 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.44] Microsoft Developing Electronic Contact Lens to Monitor Blood Sugar
Gizmag, 5 January 2012 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.43] The Good, The Bad and The Stupid of 2011
Seattle Business Magazine, December 2011 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.42] 自由亚洲电台人物专访：对话微软研究院高级研究员
Radio Free Asia, 2 November 2011 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.41] Desney Tan and Scott Saponas: Your Body is a Wonder, Man
PopTech Blog, 22 October 2011

[Pr.40] Better Typing While Walking, and other Cool Stuff from UW
GeekWire, 20 October 2011 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.39] Remote Control, With a Wave of a Hand
The New York Times, 10 September 2011 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.38] How to Make a Human Antenna
Discovery News, 12 May 2011 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.37] Turn your entire home into a game controller
New Scientist, 10 May 2011

[Pr.36] Talking to the Wall
Technology Review, 3 May 2011

[Pr.35] Sensors turn skin into gadget control pad
BBC News, 26 March 2010 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.34] Skinput Turns Your Arm into a Touch-Screen
Wired, 3 March 2010 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.33] Skinput Turns Any Bodily Surface Into a Touch Interface
Popular Science, 3 March 2010 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.32] ‘Skinput’ Turns Your Body Into Touchscreen Interface
TechNews, 3 March 2010

[Pr.31] Body acoustics can turn your arm into a touchscreen
New Scientist, 1 March 2010 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.30] Microsoft tapping current product line for personal health IT
ZDNet, 10 February 2010

[Pr.29] Microsoft E-health Research Taps Xbox, Mobile Phones
PCWorld, 9 February 2010 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.28] 人机交互 那些触手可及的梦想 (HCI and the Touchable Dreams)
Chinese Popular Computer Weekly, 19 November 2009 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.27] 人机交互:一个被忽视的重要领域 (HCI: An Important Field that is Overlooked)
Science Times, 19 November 2009 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.26] 用舌头玩转俄罗斯方块 (Using the Tongue to Control Computers and Play Games)
sina, 10 November 2009 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.25] Muscle-Bound Computer Interface
Technology Review, 28 October 2009

[Pr.24] The Revolutionaries: Radical Thinkers and their World-Changing Ideas – Desney Tan
Forbes, 22 September 2009 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.23] Technology Shows What’s on a Customer’s Mind
Financial Times, 16 September 2009 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.22] Inside These Lenses, a Digital Dimension
The New York Times, 25 April 2009 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.21] Young Visionaries
SciFi Channel Visions of Tomorrow, 5 February 2009

[Pr.20] The Interface: Gestures will Force the Mouse into Retirement
Financial Times, 16 September 2008 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.19] Microsoft Research: How We Watch the Computer and How it Watches Us
Bill Crounse’s HealthBlog, 18 August 2008

[Pr.18] Collabio Game Explores Social-Network Data Mining… And Social Psychology
Microsoft Research News and Highlights, August 2008 (opens in new tab)
TechCrunch, August 2008 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.17] My Awesome IT Job: Researcher and Manager, Microsoft
ZDNet, 25 July 2008 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.16] Upgrading Humans
Discovery Channel, 16 June 2008 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.15] High-tech Armband Puts your Fingers in Control
New Scientist, 24 April 2008

[Pr.14] Giving Back to the Machines
digit, 22 January 2008

[Pr.13] Microsoft’s Investigation into the Subconscious
MarketWatch from DowJones, 18 January 2008 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.12] The Year in Hardware
MIT Technology Review, 26 December 2007

[Pr.11] I Spy with my AI, Something Beginning with T(hought)!
Information Technology Magazine, 1 October 2007 [pdf] (opens in new tab)

[Pr.10] Work on Paralysis Shows Just How Hard it is to Read Minds
Wall Street Journal, 26 September 2007

[Pr.9] Teaching Computers to Read Minds
MIT Technology Review, 15 August 2007

[Pr.8] Human-Aided Computing: Microsoft Researchers are Trying to Harness Untapped Brain Power
MIT Technology Review, 22 June 2007

[Pr.7] Computer Will Try to Adjust to Your Moods: This is your Brain Plugged In
Puget Sound Business Journal, 19 May 2006 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.6] Software Notebook: Helping Users Peer into the Minds of Users
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 13 March 2006 (opens in new tab)

[Pr.5] Microsoft Research Nurtures Top Tech Talent with Student Fellowships
Microsoft PressPass, 6 March 2006

[Pr.4] Microsoft Research Interns Make Their Mark in Computer Usability at CHI 2003 Conference
Microsoft PressPass, 27 March 2003

[Pr.3] Large Displays Enhance Optical Flow and Close the Gender Gap in 3D Virtual Navigation
Microsoft PressPass, 3 April 2003
EurekAlert, 15 April 2003 (opens in new tab)
New Scientist, 17 April 2003 (opens in new tab)
New York Times, 21 April 2003 (requires subscription) (opens in new tab)
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[Pr.2] Foreign Students Fear INS is Targeting Them
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 15 February 2003 (opens in new tab)
Subsequently covered by: De Virtutibus blog

[Pr.1] Students Scoff at Paying Internet Piper
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 June 2003 (opens in new tab)